Flatiron-rest



C. V. WILSON.

FLATIRON REST.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I0. 1919.

1,343,699. Patnted June 15, 1920.

UNITED STATEWENT OFFICE.

CATHERINE V. WILSON, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

FLATIRO'NvREST- To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that; I, CATH RINE V. VVIL- soN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in thecounty of Lucas and State of Ohio, have inventeda certain new and useful Flatiron-Rest; and I do hereby declare the following to bee; full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skllled 1n the art to which itiappertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accomp anying drawings, and. to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. i i

This invention relates tosupports or rests for flat-irons intended particularly for use in connection with ironing boards, .and has primarily for its objecttolimprove on the iron rest covered by my former United States Letters Patent'No. 1,292,977, dated January 28, 1919.

The invention is fully described in. the following specification, and while, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whioh,--

Figure tie a top plan view of an end portion of an ironing board with my iron rest attached thereto. Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary crosssectional view of the rest. I

The flat-iron support or rest embodying my present invention comprises the bottom or support 1, preferably of sheet metal, and having its front edge portion resting on the top surface of an ironing board 2, table, or the like, adjacent to its end edge and secured thereto by screws 3, or in any other suitable manner. The remainder of the bottom or support 1, which constitutes the support proper for a flat-iron, projects outward beyond the ironing board end or edge a suflicient distance to enable an iron to rest thereon without the edge of the board, and this portion of the support is preferably corrugated longitudinally of the board or at right angles to the edge thereof from which the support projects to lessen the frictional contact of the iron on the support when being slid onto or off from the same.

The side and end edges of the support 1 without the board edge to which attached, are provided with an upstanding shoulder I Specification of LettersPatent. Patented June-15,

:Application filed October 10, 1am. Serial No. 329,844. i

4, which is in the formo'fia rolledbeadsand serves as a retaining wallaround the res spective :edge' portions of the support to prevent the, sliding of ,an iron outward therefrom. V

support 1 is strengthened and made rigid with respect to the boardQ by a reinforcingwire 5 which extends aroundthe sides and outer end of the "support within the bead 4 by which it is engaged, and is substantially of U-forni'sothatit embraces the side and outer end edges of the support withoutytheboard 2. Theterminal ends of theside or leg portions of the wire 5 are formed with the downwardly extending portions 6 adjacent to theedge of theboard 2 to which the support is attached and of a lengthsubstantially equal to the thickness of the board, and then extend forward underthe board in substantiallyjparallel relation to its under surface,.as shown at .7, and are provided at theirends with eyes for rece ving screws 8 byimeans of which the portions 7 are secured to the under sideof the board. It is thus evident that the forward edge of the support landrtheterminal ends of the reinforcing wire 5 have opposed engagement withthe portion of the board to which. attached and cooperate to" rigidly support the support 1 in substantially the horizontal plane of the top surface of the board so that a flat-iron may be slid from the board onto the support without being raised.

It is preferable to provide the outer end portion of the support with legs to prevent the support 1 from being placed in contact with a table or other object over which it may be lapped or placed when the board is in use, thereby preventing liability of fire occurring by reason of the support being placed in close proximity to a subjacent member when a hot iron is left standing on the support. These legs are formed in the present instance by looping down the reinforcing wire 5 at the outer corners of the support, as shown at 9.

It is evident that I have provided a simple and eflicient iron rest for use in connection with ironing boards or the like and which enables an iron to be moved freely from the board onto the support and vice versa without raising the iron, and at the same timeprevents liability of fire accident due to the offsetting of the support from an edge of the board so that a charring heat Willnot be radiated from the iron through the support to the board. v

I Wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction,

arrangement or form of the parts, asit is capable of numerous modifications and ohanges without departing from the spirit of the claims.

' Having thus described my invention, What Iclaim asneW and de'sire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' T1; A flat-iron rest comprising a'bottom having an edge portionfor securingto an edge of an ironlng board, or the like, where by the" remainder of the bottom is projected horizontally from the boarchand a reinforcing means attached to and-extending around the sides and outer end edges of the bottom and:v adapted to be attached to a board to Whi ohthe bottom is attached. u 2. A'fiatdronrest comprising a bottom portion forming an iron support and a reinforcing'means attached to and extending around the sides and enduedges of the bot tom,-said 'bottomland reinforcing means being vertically spaced at the inner edge portion of the rest to receive the edge of an ironingboard theitebetween with the bottom j substantially on a plane With. the top surfaoeof the board.

. o 3; A flat-iron rest having. a'horiz ontally disposed bottom having a portion at its inner end adapted to overlap a board and having a beadrat its side'and outer end edges f forming edge'Walls on the top of the bottom,

and a reinforcing member disposed Within the side and end beads and havingportions at the inner end "edge of the bottom adapted tov extend under the edge of a board on top of Which the inner end edge portion of the bottom is disposed.

4:. AVflat-iron rest having a sheet metal bottom adapted to have its inner end edge tached to and extending around the side and outer end edges of the bottom and having portions at the inner end of the bottom for extending underthe edge of a board over whichthe inner end edge of the bottom is disposed, andlegs provided attheouter end'of the bottom. z

overlap a board, a reinforcingmember atr 5. A flat-iron rest comprising a bottom 6. The combination with an ironing board, of an iron rest attached at its inner edge to an edge of the board and extending therefrom in substantially the horizontal planeof the top surface ofthe'board, means securing the rest at 'its. inner end to the board, and a reinforcing memberattached to and extending around the side and outer end edges of the rest andhaving portions at the inner end of the rest which extend downwardand' forward under the adj acent edge of the board, and means for securing said portionsof the reinforcingmember to o the board. a

In testimony whereof I .have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

. 5 CATHERINE V. WILSON. 

